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Sahima Qamar

Bradford,West Yorkshire

Summary

Highly skilled legal professional with extensive expertise in drafting orders and judgement writing, advising, and conducting thorough legal research. Demonstrates exceptional knowledge in criminal and family law, evidence and sentencing, and the legal process and proceedings. Detail-oriented, organised, and self-motivated with strong analytical thinking, critical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities. Effective communicator with active listening skills who excels in teamwork and multi-tasking. Adaptable and flexible with a professional yet personable approach to client interactions.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
6002
6002
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tribunal Chair

Independent Panel Member
02.2025 - 03.2025
  • Review decisions made by admission authorities, ensuring a fair and impartial hearing for parents or carers who disagree with a school's refusal to offer a place

Tribunal Chair

The Health Service Products Appeals Tribunal
09.2020 - 03.2025
  • Making case management decisions and directions based on the papers
  • Advising other members of the tribunal on matters of law, especially the tribunal's statutory powers and duties
  • At the hearing explain the powers of the tribunal and the order of proceedings that the tribunal intends to adopt
  • Ensuring, that the parties can participate fully in the proceedings
  • Maintain order, lead in the questioning of witnesses and ensure that panel members and parties ask questions and conduct themselves appropriately
  • Making an accurate record of the tribunal's findings of fact and agreeing the decision and reasons and producing the tribunal's written decision
  • Decide on issues of law and procedure which may arise
  • Ensuring that the members of the tribunal together deliberate on all relevant matters in addressing the statutory criteria and reaching a structured decision
  • Drafting the reasons for the decision and submitting the final decision to the tribunal within a timely manner

Justices' Legal Adviser- Criminal, Youth, Divorce and Family Law, SEND Tribunal Registrar

HMCTS
Bradford, United Kingdom
03.2003 - 03.2025
  • Company Overview: Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
  • Advising and assisting Magistrates/District Judges inside and outside of court on points of law, the rules of evidence, sentencing and court procedure
  • Drafting court orders, including preparing the reasons for their decisions
  • Ensuring unrepresented defendants understand the procedures to be followed, providing guidance as to the nature of the offence
  • Providing advice and guidance to colleagues in other courts who need immediate help on a point of law and assisting administrative colleagues with support on the legal and procedural matters
  • Providing advice and guidance to members of the public, external agencies, the police, prosecution, and defence advocates in relation to all aspects of sentencing, evidence, appeal options, law and legal procedure
  • Exercising the range and extent of delegated judicial powers to make judicial decisions, court orders to case manage and progress matters to finality without intervention from Magistrates or District Judges
  • Exercising legal decisions including identifying the pertinent legal issues of a case which may arise in court, which may be difficult or contentious, including identifying relevant statutes and case law and undertaking appropriate legal research, using IT and other resources to ensure soundly based outcomes are achieved
  • Maintaining and developing expertise and knowledge by considering legislation, researching, and monitoring precedent in sentencing law and practice; and legal decision making to best advice and guide Magistrates/District Judges
  • Dedicated to training and mentoring new lawyers, existing legal colleagues and magistrates
  • Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Combined Studies (Law and French)

De Montfort University

Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test -

BPP
Manchester, Greater Manchester
09.2006 - 01.2007

Bar Vocational Course -

Inns of Court School of Law
07.2002

LLM - General Legal Studies and Research

Keele University
07.2001

Skills

  • Drafting Orders & Judgement Writing
  • Legal research
  • Detail-oriented
  • Evidence & Sentencing
  • Criminal & Family Law knowledge
  • Expertise in legal process& proceedings
  • Organised
  • Self-Motivated
  • Adaptable & Flexible
  • Analytical thinking
  • Critical reasoning
  • Active listening
  • Professional & Personable
  • Effective communication
  • Teamwork

Certification

Advocacy and the Vulnerable (crime), ICCA

Affiliations

  • SACHA, Member (Higher Courts Advocate) All Proceedings.
  • Lincoln's Inn, Member
  • Law Society of England and Wales, Member
  • 07/16/07, Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (Higher Courts Advocate-All Proceedings)
  • 07/25/02, Called to the Bar of England and Wales - Unregistered Barrister (L)

Languages

Fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi

References

Available on request

Timeline

Tribunal Chair

Independent Panel Member
02.2025 - 03.2025

Tribunal Chair

The Health Service Products Appeals Tribunal
09.2020 - 03.2025

Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test -

BPP
09.2006 - 01.2007

Justices' Legal Adviser- Criminal, Youth, Divorce and Family Law, SEND Tribunal Registrar

HMCTS
03.2003 - 03.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Combined Studies (Law and French)

De Montfort University

Bar Vocational Course -

Inns of Court School of Law

LLM - General Legal Studies and Research

Keele University

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